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My wife's brother-in-laws are all slim and muscular, years of working on farms and eating good food, no junk nonsense. But the young generation now who frequent and are addicted to 7-11 and other convenence food outlets are hopelessly overweight from a young age.

My friend here in Sweden is almoost 190 cm and 65 kg and he looks very muscular but he really isn't (more like a twig). Six pack != muscular. It only means low body fat.

Not at all. With an average IQ below 100, I am glad I had a better education than the Thai system.

IQ is a very poor measure of a person's intelligence. For example, an Australian Aboriginal would most likely flunk badly. However, if you were to put them in the middle of the Great Sandy Desert they would survive and thrive, whereas your educated Westerner would be dead in 1-2 days. Their survival skills are far superior in that situation.

No it's not, it's the best measurement for intelligence. If you can't, aboriginal or not, comprehend "simple" stuff like progressive matrices... well... then... yeah.

At the risk of generalisation , I do think physicly many Thai are geneticly superior to westerners but so are the brown skinned of Africa. Appart from genetics , I'm not jealous of Thai people .

So called "caucasians" are generally taller, stronger, healthier, live longer, higher IQ etc compared to "SEA's". Don't know about you but i prefer to be 180 cm and 85 kg muscle compared to 165 cm and 60 kg skin and bones.

If you have ever seen the size of the underwear designed for Thai men...you could never be jealous again.

Personal obsession of yours? Have you ever actually seen the private parts of a Thai man? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I have, and I wasn't all that impressed.

But back to the topic of the western lady's envy of small slim Thai women.

It isn't because of any racial or genetic characteristic, they are small because their growth is stinted by a very low protein diet during childhood and puberty. If you feed a Thai child a high protein diet, plenty of milk, cheese, meat, eggs, fish, they become western normal size. Much taller and broader.

I can't see how you can envy someone who has had limited access to food for most of their formative years..

True but not entirely, height is also hereditary just like IQ.

My wife has never been viewed in poor light, either here or o/s.

Her Father and Mother are proud, honourable people.

She's a "good girl", savvy and switched on and I love her unconditionally.

The hard part living here is finding similar couples to befriend. I see them infrequently and I doubt many of the men are on this forum.

What's disappointing is the lads I know with the former whores who wish to maintain friendship. It'll never happen but the dudes just can't see it. They're desperate for their Lo-so girls to be friends with my girl but neither of us will have it.

Just remember, you're in a class driven society.

Accept your choices.

And here i was naively thinking that it's the actions of other people that make me want to be with them... not what car they drive or how big house they got.

For those who are interested, we just changed the Thai spelling and they accepted the name. The name is still Rex Paradorn "Surname", just changed the Thai spelling from ภราดร to ภราดอน. The letter อ does not change the sound nor the meaning of the word so it makes no difference. We contacted the Head Office of Administration in charge of all districts and spoke to the Chief District Officer. It turns out there is a general ruling that applies to all birth registrations in Thailand that if the surname already exists as registered it cannot also be used as a middle name but can be used as a first name. All the Amphur's are now online and can crosscheck. So the woman at Bangrak new her stuff. All you have to do is change the spelling slightly. Lucky for us that ร can transform into the mouse (น).

Thanks for all your replies.

Then that rule about surname can't be used as middle name is pretty new as my son born 2009 has his mothers surname as a middle name both in my country and Thailand.

All this talk about the end of the Republican Party. I don't see that. I mean Klu Klux Klan has had problems, and they're still a club. I would like to see the US have a multi-party system, with Greens and others. Unfortunately, it won't be viable for the near future, because the two major parties are awash with money. Just two men, for example, the Koch Brothers, pour more money into the Republican Party than exists in Thailand's entire economy. And the Kochs are just two of thousands of mega-donors. Bush Jr. spent $2,800 per vote in Iowa, and $32.5 million for each delegate he got. That's how Republicans spend their money. Dems aren't much better.

When the hard-hard-hard-right wingers in the Supreme Court designated Corporations as 'people' the opened the floodgates for such insane vote buying. Thank Bob, Rheinqist and Scalia are gone. They were for America what infected pustules are for lips.

Do you mean the same KKK that was and is? democrat?

And what if i told you that "right wing" really means "minimal state" and not what you think it means?

What's the difference between "anti-Trump" and "pro-Trump"? Well, the "anti-Trumps" are fascists while the "pro-Trumps" have balls.

^^^ You might want to stop quoting the "experts" who've been dead wrong so far. All along the way they've been wrong even with their polls.

Just keep watching the voting which is the only poll that matters. It's always far better for Trump than predicted. Trump keeps winning the women vote which helps him finish much higher than predicted.

Trump will be the next President of The United States.

Cheers.

PS Crooked Hillary's unfavorable ratings are sky high if you care about ratings.

lol! republican females arent women!!

Nice track record you got going, not just a racist and a bigot but also a sexist

Tell your daughter she lives in a house of love and caring, and try to distinguish the 'outside' world from her own privileged situation.

A loving Mom and Dad who will be there for here whenever needed, something so many local children have to miss out on.

Kids understand more then we take for granted.!

Love is all she needs.

"Privileged" in what way? Because of the color of the skin?

Although Thai Lion has not had any incidents, the parent Lion Air in Indonesia has one of the worst safety records in the world.

http://www.jacdec.de/airline-safety-ranking-2015/

I tell my family and friends to stay away from them as well as Orient Thai/1-2-Go.

What a delightful thing to read considering I have a flight with them to Bangkok this Saturday evening. Although I've used them twice before - both flights were comfortable and on-time. At 800THB (same price as a ten hour bus), can't really go wrong. (I hope)

Flying even with the worst carrier is exponentially more safe than travelling on the roads of Thailand.

The OP has low self esteem, he comes to a developing nation and seems surprised that things are different to the place he comes from, then blames the locals for not being in his situation where he has a choice to go back home when the going gets tough or any time he wants, hence his sense of superiority and the nauseatingly smug attitude he exudes, the street vendor is home, and like the vast majority of Thai people he has no choice in the matter.

Thai Teachers can't go to your country by choice and get a job earning 3 x what your countries nationals do, totally unqualified Farangs can come to Thailand and reinvent themselves as educators, I've met a few that should IMHO, never be anywhere near children of any nationality, but welcome to a developing nation.

I'm forever amazed that Farangs come here and just can't get their heads around things are different, what did they expect, why did they come here in the first place, let me guess, Cos It's Different !!!!!!

Once taking advantage of financially vulnerable people wears thin, many Farangs in Thailand still stay and show their disdain for the very people they were once happy to exploit for their own gratification, and this doesn't apply to everyone of course, but it does apply to some of the perennial whiners, moaners,and self loathing individuals that permeate anonymous forums.

Are you actually trying to say that the so called english teachers in Thailand (mean thais) are somehow qualified to teach english? Sure, my sample isn't 1000+ but those i have met and talked with would be put to shame by 12 year olds in Sweden.

They hate you and your kids because they are inferior in intellect.

...... and darker skin.

That's where the love hatred for luk krungs come into play...

I believe you get free university in scotland but theres a qualifying period in which you must have lived there for at least 2 years I think

Could be an option

Thailand a great place. great lifestyle but when kids are involved it changes the status quo.

Myself and my 2 children would love to return to Thailand to live but my son especially is not academic so probably won't go to university so I believe that staying in the uk and learning a trade would be best for him ( he's only 11 and wants to be a thai boxer)

It hard sometimes as career wise I think the UK is better but lifestyle wise I believe thailand to be better.

Tough decision even without other family concerns coming into play.

"Free university".... have you been watching too much Bernie Sanders?

You can't honesty say that you are surprised that thais have a love hatred for "luk krungs"?

It seems like the OP spends all of his waking hours trying to think up new ways to bash the Thais. As usual, I haven't experienced any of this "Thai aggression" that he speaks of on a daily basis. How do guys like this survive in the real world for so long?

That's because you have never even been in Thailand.

^^^

Rascist, bigoted, myopic Fox Views drivel.

Blacks are overrepresented in that all the while whites are underrepresented. Next time maybe learn a thing or two before going on your SJW crusade?

I think Western culture would be a very good idea. It just hasn't happened yet

The actual facts in this case are clear:

-The Brits escalated the incident with a slap to the face by the lady and a punch by her husband. All they would have had to do was move on- no further incident.

- The son was pushed but fell over due to lack of balance

- The Thais response was way over the top and they have been charged with the equivalent of felon assault. Not all the Thais bear the same responsibility but should be punished accordingly.

- The news media everywhere have misrepresented the truth and left out key portions of the clip showing the Brits slap and punch.

- The police were not present on a holiday, in a crowded entertainment district and thus could not defuse this violent incident.

-The Thai Prime Minister has made comments and dispatched a Senior official to the crime scene.

What truly surprises me from all the posts on this topic is the outright hatred that so many people have of Thailand; Thais; and Thai culture. It is as if this incident has brought out an inner rage in the many Westerners /Foreigners who have some grievance against Thailand. It also shows their ignorance; lack of understanding of how things work in Thailand and their thinking that Western culture is superior to Thailand. This makes me feel more afraid of the foreigners in Thailand than anyone else. There is no doubt that the attack at the end of the clip shows some Thais that lost control and committed a serious crime. However, painting all Thai people with the same brush is just as much an over the top reaction as the incident itself. Thai on Thai crime occurs every day and if you watch the news in Thai every morning you can see it reported. Let's keep this incident in proper perspective.

"Western" culture is superior to thai culture in almost any conceivable way. And the issue is that a very large majority of thai men have the brain of a 5 year old.

Ok fair enough, let's be more specific: swedish, finnish, norwegian, danish, english, scottish, german, french etc etc etc etc etc is superior to thai culture.

"The parents, 68 year old Lewis Owen and his wife Rosemary, also in her sixties, are now out of hospital and are staying in a Hua Hin hotel and will go back to the UK (and their home in Wales) on May 3rd."

Apparently they have sworn to never return to Thailand. That means that they won't be able to press charges since they won't be here for the trial.

No charges, case closed, suspects released.

Considering the Video evidence showed they were the perpetrator's in all this, maybe they have been advised not to return due to being charged themselves? In all my years in Thailand, I have never yet seen a Thai attack a Foreigner for no reason.

Brits abroad don't exactly have a great reputation now do they? Posters trying there hardest here to make out Thailand is now such a dangerous place need looking at. You just tend to reap what you sow.

Some of the attitudes I read on here by some posters towards Thai's and Thailand, seriously make me ask the question 'Why are out there'?

Most (like all?) on this forum are men. Men usually like women. Thai women are generelly quite beautiful. Men generally like beautiful women. Western men usually do not like thai men in tourist areas. Thai men in tourist areas usually dont like western men.

Get it now?

The actual facts in this case are clear:

-The Brits escalated the incident with a slap to the face by the lady and a punch by her husband. All they would have had to do was move on- no further incident.

- The son was pushed but fell over due to lack of balance

- The Thais response was way over the top and they have been charged with the equivalent of felon assault. Not all the Thais bear the same responsibility but should be punished accordingly.

- The news media everywhere have misrepresented the truth and left out key portions of the clip showing the Brits slap and punch.

- The police were not present on a holiday, in a crowded entertainment district and thus could not defuse this violent incident.

-The Thai Prime Minister has made comments and dispatched a Senior official to the crime scene.

What truly surprises me from all the posts on this topic is the outright hatred that so many people have of Thailand; Thais; and Thai culture. It is as if this incident has brought out an inner rage in the many Westerners /Foreigners who have some grievance against Thailand. It also shows their ignorance; lack of understanding of how things work in Thailand and their thinking that Western culture is superior to Thailand. This makes me feel more afraid of the foreigners in Thailand than anyone else. There is no doubt that the attack at the end of the clip shows some Thais that lost control and committed a serious crime. However, painting all Thai people with the same brush is just as much an over the top reaction as the incident itself. Thai on Thai crime occurs every day and if you watch the news in Thai every morning you can see it reported. Let's keep this incident in proper perspective.

"Western" culture is superior to thai culture in almost any conceivable way. And the issue is that a very large majority of thai men have the brain of a 5 year old.

Someone else asked recently:

And who paid for all their hospital expenses???

I would like to learn about one of the news papers finding out if anyone or any government entity stepped up to pay the hospital bills and expenses involved and or gave the foreigners the called for sincere apology treatment having some actual substance.

The longer you stay here and live here the more you come to realize the Thais are pretty Fxxxed Up in so many ways....and I bet you used to admire them and praise them and even want to emulate them in some ways while informing other people about the wonders of Thai ways and how Thai society is so much better and so much more "cultured" than the so called Western societies.

Every year the illusion fades away to be replaced with the bitter reality while you come to realize all is not what it seems to be......but the illusionists continue to sustain the illusion while a continual flow of new and naïve spectators are captivated by the hat tricks and magical rabbits that appear out of thin air.

Meantime, I still enjoy Thailand and plan to stay here .... but the magic show and the illusionist are now obvious to me while I know their tricks and recognize their "devious" trade.

Cheers

Amen.

"The parents, 68 year old Lewis Owen and his wife Rosemary, also in her sixties, are now out of hospital and are staying in a Hua Hin hotel and will go back to the UK (and their home in Wales) on May 3rd."

Apparently they have sworn to never return to Thailand. That means that they won't be able to press charges since they won't be here for the trial.

No charges, case closed, suspects released.

Back to Wales then - Rosemary can continue to smack people around the face in miserable Wales as UK law comes down extremely harsh when males react in an equally unhealthy manner.

Most civilized nations (Thailand is not one of them) have proportionality when you defend yourself against assaults... and kicking someone in the head because they slapped you is not proportional.

Where are all the so called navy seals and ex SAS guys when this bullshit happens. Just about every bar is full of them.

If i saw this shit happen i would do what that guy sitting around 0:40 did, just walk away. Anyone trying to go between an assault, especially in Thailand, will himself end up in hospital or grave.

I've watched the video very carefully a few times now. "Son" was falling down pissed when everything began. I'm in NO WAY condoning any aspect of the event but I see where it started. This isn't UK or the western world, especially during Songkran. How you move about, the things you say, the things you do, even hand/arm gestures.., it's different here.

Great advice... now when i see thai people on the streets in Europe doing, talking, moving or geturing the way i don't like i can go kick their teeth in.

So, What has happen to that EU policy of "open Boarders"? Found out that it is still each country for it self eh ?

Germany closed borders and no one protests. Austria does and the EU say tut, tut.

And there are some who still don't think Germany runs the EU admin arm.

"Fourth reich". Only difference is gender, colors and "the talk".

Yes, the EU is a socialist shithole invention. And yes, nazis were (and those few left, are) leftist.